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Gun recovered from German ship SMS Emden.
Artefact description
Located in the southeast corner of Hyde Park facing Whitlam Square, this mounted gun was recovered from the German ship SMS Emden. The cylinder of the gun shows modest damage from Australian gunfire.
More information
On the morning of 9 November 1914, the German ship SMS Emden was shelled and destroyed by the Australian ship HMAS Sydney. The Emden, a protected cruiser of 3,540 tonnes with a crew of around 361, was forced to run aground in North Keeling, an island isolated from the main Cocos-Keeling group of islands.
A landing party, led by the Emden's captain, had successfully conducted an early morning raid on the Cocos Island to destroy a communication base. During the battle between the Emden and the Sydney, more than 200 German crewmembers were killed. Four Australians lost their lives and 16 were wounded.
